American Song Institute 2022 Recital

This concert was recorded live during the American Song Institute 2022, a four-day event which took place on the campus of the University of Michigan from Sept. 7-10, 2022 under the direction of Thomas Hampson.

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Ethiopia Saluting the Colors
Thomas Hampson, baritone; Martin Katz, piano5:23

Henry T. Burleigh

Composer

Walt Whitman

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Location

This recording was part of a concert during the American Song Institute 2022, which took place on the campus of the University of Michigan.

“Tom Sails Away” (from “Three Songs of the War”)
Thomas Hampson, baritone; Martin Katz, piano2:52

Charles Ives

Composer

Charles Ives

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Location

This recording was part of a concert during the American Song Institute 2022, which took place on the campus of the University of Michigan.

“Creole Girl” (from “Nightsongs”)
Tyrese Byrd, tenor; John Morefield, piano2:26

H. Leslie Adams

Composer

Leslie Morgan Collins

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Location

This recording was part of a concert during the American Song Institute 2022, which took place on the campus of the University of Michigan.

“In the Mornin'” (from “Eleven Songs and Two Harmonizations”)
Joshua Thomas, bass-baritone; Sarah Thune, piano2:08

Charles Ives

Composer

Traditional

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Location

This recording was part of a concert during the American Song Institute 2022, which took place on the campus of the University of Michigan.

“Worth While” (from “Five Songs of Laurence Hope”)
Aria Minasian, mezzo-soprano; John Morefield, piano2:24

Henry T. Burleigh

Composer

Laurence Hope

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Location

This recording was part of a concert during the American Song Institute 2022, which took place on the campus of the University of Michigan.

Dusk at Sea
Cameron Barrett Johnson, tenor; Sarah Thune, piano3:41

John W. Work, III

Composer

Thomas S. Jones

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Location

This recording was part of a concert during the American Song Institute 2022, which took place on the campus of the University of Michigan.

Elysium
Andrew Smith, bass-baritone; John Morefield, piano2:36

Henry T. Burleigh

Composer

James Weldon Johnson

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Location

This recording was part of a concert during the American Song Institute 2022, which took place on the campus of the University of Michigan.

Lost Illusions
Antona Yost, mezzo-soprano; Sarah Thune, piano2:02

Jeremiah Evans

Composer

Georgia Douglas Johnson

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Location

This recording was part of a concert during the American Song Institute 2022, which took place on the campus of the University of Michigan.

Serenader
Robert Wesley Mason, baritone; Sarah Thune, piano2:28

Samuel Barber

Composer

George Dillon

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Location

This recording was part of a concert during the American Song Institute 2022, which took place on the campus of the University of Michigan.

“Do Not Go, My Love” (from “Songs from ‘The Gardener'”)
Hayoung Jung, mezzo-soprano; John Morefield, piano2:54

Richard Hageman

Composer

Rabindranath Tagore

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Location

This recording was part of a concert during the American Song Institute 2022, which took place on the campus of the University of Michigan.

Silent Noon
Trevor Scott, tenor; John Morefield, piano3:07

Elinor Remick Warren

Composer

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Location

This recording was part of a concert during the American Song Institute 2022, which took place on the campus of the University of Michigan.

“The Lament of Ian the Proud” (from “Three Poems of Fiona Macleod”)
Tyrese Byrd, tenor; John Morefield, piano3:15

Charles Tomlinson Griffes

Composer

William Sharp, as Fiona Macleod

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Location

This recording was part of a concert during the American Song Institute 2022, which took place on the campus of the University of Michigan.

Love, Let the Wind Cry
Tyrese Byrd, tenor; John Morefield, piano2:37

Undine Smith Moore

Composer

Sappho

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Location

This recording was part of a concert during the American Song Institute 2022, which took place on the campus of the University of Michigan.

The Gambler’s Lament
Joshua Thomas, bass-baritone; Sarah Thune, piano2:50

John Jacob Niles

Composer

John Jacob Niles

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Location

This recording was part of a concert during the American Song Institute 2022, which took place on the campus of the University of Michigan.

“I Hear an Army” (from “Three Songs,” Opus 10)
Joshua Thomas, bass-baritone; Sarah Thune, piano2:35

Samuel Barber

Composer

James Joyce

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Location

This recording was part of a concert during the American Song Institute 2022, which took place on the campus of the University of Michigan.

I Am in Need of Music
Aria Minasian, mezzo-soprano; John Morefield, piano4:30

Ben Moore

Composer

Elizabeth Bishop

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Location

This recording was part of a concert during the American Song Institute 2022, which took place on the campus of the University of Michigan.

Soliloquy
Cameron Barrett Johnson, tenor; Sarah Thune, piano3:13

John W. Work, III

Composer

Myrtle Vorst Sheppard

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Location

This recording was part of a concert during the American Song Institute 2022, which took place on the campus of the University of Michigan.

The Negro Speaks of Rivers
Andrew Smith, bass-baritone; John Morefield, piano5:37

Howard Swanson

Composer

Langston Hughes

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Location

This recording was part of a concert during the American Song Institute 2022, which took place on the campus of the University of Michigan.

“A Love Song” (from “A Love Cycle”)
Andrew Smith, bass-baritone; John Morefield, piano2:39

Marques L. A. Garrett

Composer

Paul Laurence Dunbar

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Location

This recording was part of a concert during the American Song Institute 2022, which took place on the campus of the University of Michigan.

“Dear March, Come In” (from “Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson”)
Antona Yost, mezzo-soprano; Sarah Thune, piano2:31

Aaron Copland

Composer

Emily Dickinson

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Location

This recording was part of a concert during the American Song Institute 2022, which took place on the campus of the University of Michigan.

Nocturne
Antona Yost, mezzo-soprano; Sarah Thune, piano3:59

Samuel Barber

Composer

Frederic Prokosch

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Location

This recording was part of a concert during the American Song Institute 2022, which took place on the campus of the University of Michigan.

Night
Robert Wesley Mason, baritone; Sarah Thune, piano2:09

Florence Price

Composer

Louise C. Wallace

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Location

This recording was part of a concert during the American Song Institute 2022, which took place on the campus of the University of Michigan.

“Heavenly Grass” (from “Blue Mountain Ballads”)
Robert Wesley Mason, baritone; Sarah Thune, piano2:30

Paul Bowles

Composer

Tennessee Williams

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Location

This recording was part of a concert during the American Song Institute 2022, which took place on the campus of the University of Michigan.

I’m So Glad Troubles Don’t Last Always
Robert Wesley Mason, baritone; Sarah Thune, piano2:17

Clarence Cameron White

Composer

Spiritual

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Location

This recording was part of a concert during the American Song Institute 2022, which took place on the campus of the University of Michigan.

The Lordly Hudson
Hayoung Jung, mezzo-soprano; John Morefield, piano2:20

Ned Rorem

Composer

Paul Goodman

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Location

This recording was part of a concert during the American Song Institute 2022, which took place on the campus of the University of Michigan.

Into the Night
Hayoung Jung, mezzo-soprano; John Morefield, piano3:12

Clara Edwards

Composer

Clara Edwards

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Location

This recording was part of a concert during the American Song Institute 2022, which took place on the campus of the University of Michigan.

The Queen’s Face on the Summery Coin
Trevor Scott, tenor; John Morefield, piano2:43

Samuel Barber

Composer

Robert Horan

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Location

This recording was part of a concert during the American Song Institute 2022, which took place on the campus of the University of Michigan.

“Daybreak in Alabama” (from “Only Heaven”)
Trevor Scott, tenor; John Morefield, piano3:52

Ricky Ian Gordon

Composer

Langston Hughes

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Location

This recording was part of a concert during the American Song Institute 2022, which took place on the campus of the University of Michigan.

“Letter to Mrs. Bixby” (from “Letters from Lincoln”)
Thomas Hampson, baritone; Martin Katz, piano5:25

Michael Daugherty

Composer

Abraham Lincoln

Poet(s)/Writer(s)

2022

Date

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Location

This recording was part of a concert during the American Song Institute 2022, which took place on the campus of the University of Michigan.